APLW第三屆第三次會員大會 圓滿落幕 🌟
今年，亞太自由婦女協會Asia-Pacific Liberal Women Association 自2020年10月24日創會以來，穩健邁入第五年，並持續朝第六年邁進。我們特別選在性別平等教育日前夕召開第三屆第三次會員大會，凝聚眾多會員齊聚一堂，共同見證協會的重要里程碑。會中亦響應 #國際單寧日（Denim Day），倡議破除性暴力迷思，強調尊重與正義，呼應本會長期推動性別平權與人權保障的核心價值。
本次大會回顧 #2025年度工作成果，在卓春英理事長帶領及秘書處積極推動下，APLW全年活動參與人次突破 1,000人次，展現協會在公共倡議、國際連結與社會參與上的持續擴展與影響力。這份成果，來自全體會員的支持與投入，更體現本會致力於促進民主自由、性別平權及公民社會發展的使命。
本屆會議特別決議通過「#青年會員制度」，並強化「#亞太學生領袖獎」之培育機制。該獎項已邁入第四屆，累計近40位來自各大專院校、跨領域背景的優秀青年得主。未來，協會將持續培力青年公共參與能力，鼓勵其投入民主、人權與性別議題之實踐，落實世代正義，並為組織注入永續發展的動能。
副理事長林若雩與本會遴選之青年代表謝昀希亦於會中分享參與 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) 𝗡𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗦𝗪 𝟳𝟬 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺之成果，指出當前民主社會面臨 #數位性暴力 日益嚴峻的挑戰。如何透過制度設計建立預防機制、強化平台治理與問責機制，已成為全球關注的重要課題。
來自各國的專業人士與青年代表分享其國家中 #性別暴力的多元樣態，包括LGBT+族群處境惡化、保守勢力再度抬頭，以及政治環境對女性公共參與的限制等議題。透過國際會議的交流，我們不僅深化對全球趨勢的理解，也拓展跨國民間合作網絡，在突破外交限制的同時，強化民主盟友之間的連結，共同防制跨境的數位性別暴力與人權侵害。
此外，三位關心公共事務、積極投入地方服務的民選代表亦於百忙中蒞臨與會，包括理事 @陳賢蔚、會員 顏若芳及議員 張維倩，分別深耕士林北投、中山大同及中和地區。本會將研議成立「#APLW 2026助選團」，以實際行動支持理念相近之優秀人才，擴大民主價值於地方治理的實踐，力拼席次最大化。
最後，我們也誠摯歡迎 #兩位新會員 加入APLW的行列。未來，協會將持續秉持推動性別平等、深化民主價值、促進國際交流與培力青年領袖的宗旨，攜手更多夥伴，共同為打造更自由、公正與永續的社會而努力。
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